# 下属 (xiàshǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下属 (xiàshǔ) means “subordinate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: subordinate
- Pinyin: xiàshǔ (xia4 shu3)
- Traditional: 下屬
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 经理对他的下属非常尊重。
  Jīnglǐ duì tā de xiàshǔ fēicháng zūnzhòng.
  The manager treats his subordinates with great respect.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [属](https://hanziro.com/word/shu-belong/) (shǔ): to belong to; born in year of

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-shu-subordinate/

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